Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Quote by Voltaire

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Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

Only your friends steal your books.

Only your friends steal your books.

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is not so common.

Love truth, and pardon error.

Love truth, and pardon error.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for...

Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...